How do I DELETE ENTIRE Library

OK here is the detailed version. I have been in computer **** for four weeks and I want this over. This is one last try. I am so weary. I have had to wipe the drive and reinstall the system 4 times now. It began with 10.3.9, then 10.4.4 then 10.3.9 then 10.4.5 I keep trying new things to make it stop happening. Updates, no Updates, New System, Old Sysytem, Old system with updates and without, ILife 04 etc... I thought IPhoto might be the culprit but it happened again without me having my original library reinstalled on it yet. What I have realized is the only common thread is this . I like to use a 800x600dpi projector with ITunes and ever since I updated my ITunes when a playlist ends and the computer goes to sleep with the program running it can not wake up ever. If it tries, it fails and upon restart it gets worse fast. I'm guessing that ITunes 6 is unable to wake up at 800x600 dpi. Reboot gives a blank screen eventually. PRAM PMU Disk Utilities Etc etc. You name it. (FOUR TIMES NOW) So now I have updated everything possible, I bought ILife 06 hoping to resolve the issues and I have done every darn update known to man. I'm almost there. I have the computer set to never sleep. So as a temp measure while I troubleshooted the causes of my woes I was using a library that was a year old. I want to delete it and replace it with the proper backed up version. The correct one has 13,000 pics but says 85,000 items and it is 13Gigs. It won't replace the old one because disk space issues it says(there is now 40Gig available) I try deleting it by moving it to the trash. It will do one item a second and gets hung up every few files that it will not delete because it can't read them. PLEASE HELP. I want my pictures back. I want't my treasure laptop back.
15" Powerbook G4 1.25 GHz 512+256 RAM 80Gig SuperDrive Mac OS X (10.4.5)
15" Powerbook G4 1.25 GHz 512+256 RAM 80Gig SuperDrive Mac OS X (10.4.5)
15" Powerbook G4 1.25 GHz 512+256 RAM 80Gig SuperDrive Mac OS X (10.4.5)

I just noticed your post and wondered if you have solved your problem yet.
You might take a look at Lori Diloreto's directions for fixing a corrupt library and see if anything there is helpful, especially about creating a new library and then moving the correct photos into it: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1885752&#1885752
Post back if you are still not able to resolve it.

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